Typewriting machine



Nov. 5, 1940. E. w. GIFFORD 2,220,483

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INVENTOR' ATTORNEY NOV. 5, 1940. w, GlFFORD 2,220,483

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ATTORNEY Patented-Nov. 5, 1940 .UNlTED STATES.

, 2.220.483 TYPEWRITING MACHINE Emerson W. Gifford, Teaneck, N. J., assignor to International Business Machines Corporation,

New York, N. Y.,,a corporationof New York Application December 1'7, 1938, Serial No. 246,264 Y This invention relates to typewriting machines and has reference to improvements in the tabulating mechanism.

'An object of the present invention is to.'im'- 5 prove tabuiating mechanisms of the type wherein ther'eis; usually provided a column stop for each space and a key which is operable to set the stops to active position. A tabulating mechanism of this type is disclosed in application Serial No. ,41,021, filed September 18, 1935, by

C. W.. Crumrine, now Patent No. 2,157,053. The

present application relates to an improvement in the means for setting the stops in the aforesaid Crumrine application.-

An objectof the present invention is to provide .a' means whereby damage to the column stops is prevented in case the carriage is moved I while the stop setting key is being depressed. An object is to provide a means for positively 20 withdrawing from between the unset stops the member which coacts directly with -the stops to move them to active position.

An object is to provide means responsive to' movement of the carriage for positively with-' 26 drawing from between the unset stops the memher which projects the stops to active position.

An object is to provide means whereby the movement of the carriage is.utilized to control the retraction of. the stop setting member from 30 between the stops in case the carriage is moved while the stop setting key is held depressed.

Further obiectsof the instant invention reside in any novel feature of constructiompresent the embodiment of the invention described and 35 shown in the accompanying drawings, whether within orwithdut the scope of the appended claims and irrespective of other specific "statements as to the scope of the invention contained: herein.. a f

40 Inthe drawings:

Fig. 1 is avertical sectionlof atypew-riter em bodying the present invention.

anism and the stop setting mechanisms.

Fig. 3 is a large scale plan view of certa n portions of the tabulating'mechanism and stop setting mechanism appearing in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a vertical section. on the line 4-4 Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig; 3, but shows the position of the stop setting head after the carriage has been moved a predetermined amount while the stop setting key is'held depressed.

Fig. 6 is a, view similar to Fig. 3, but shows a 55 modified form of the invention wherein the stop 26 Claims. (01. 197-179) setting head is positively retracted in response to movement of the carriage.

Fig. 7 is a vertical section on the line 'I-1.

in Fig. 6. 1' Fig. 8 is a vertical section on'the line B8 in Fig.7. The present invention has been shown in the drawings as. applied to the' well known International electric writing machine, formerly known as "the Electromatic, which now is equipped with the key set stop mechanism disclosed in the aforesaid Crumrine application. This stop setting mechanism has been in commercial use for a number of years and is now well known in the art. Notwithstanding the selection of the specific machine and stop setting mechanism disclosed in the above application for the purpose of description, the present invention may be employed in any machine in'which the column stops are set by means of a key or similar element, whether such machine is operated by power or by hand. i

In Fig. 1 only such portions of the machine as are necessary to an understanding of the present invention have been shown. The reference numeral 10 generally designates the carriage on which isfrotatably mounted the usual platen H. The carriage is slidably mounted on front rail I2 and' rear rail l3'by means of suitable antifriction hearings in a well known way. The carriage is driven. in a letter spacing direction by the usual spring drum, generally designated l3, which-is-connected to the carriage by. means of a flexible tape it. The carriage is provided with a stop bar. I! on which :are rcbatably mounted the column stops it. a

These .column'stops are guided in slots in the bar 15 and are pivoted upon a fulcrum wirel'l slot in the rear vertical face of stop bar IS. The column stops cooperate with a tooth l8'a. (Figs.

1 and 2) formed in the end of the usual tabular Fig. 2 is a plan view of the tabulatingmecm lever. l8 which is pivoted at [9 (Fig. 2) ,to a relatively fixed part of the framework whereby said lever is capable .of a slight rocking movement in a counterclockwise direction (Fig. 2 to project the tooth IBa into the path of a set stop. Normally; thestops occupythe position indicated by the foremost stop in Fig. 4, but when set to active position are rocked in a counterclockwise direction to the position indicated by the reference numeral lliainl igs. i'to 5..

.(Figs. 1 and 4) which is secured in alongitudinal c 40 The tabular lever I8 is operated-to place the lug Na in the'path of the set column stops designated Ilia by means of a cam unit like [9, Fig. 1,

.tihually rotates in the which is connected by a link to a bell crank 2| pivoted on rod 22. The bell crank 2| is connected by a link 23 to a lever 24 (see Fig. 2 also) pivoted at 25 to a bracket 26 secured to the rear rail l3. The upper end of this lever has a tooth projecting irito a slot (not shown) in the lever l6 whereby, when the link 23 is drawn to the leftin Fig.2, the lever l8 will be rocked in a counterclockwise direction a slight amount. At

the same time, by means not shown, the usualing part of the cam unit Hi to rotatably. cooperate with the power roller '26. This power roller condirection of the arrow (Fig. 1) whereby the tabular lever |6 is operated Once upon each depression of key 21.

According to the present invention, improved means are provided to set the column stops l6 in a position to engage the lug |8a whenever the lever I6 is operated as described above. One form of the stop setting means is. disclosed in Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive. Figs. 3, 4, and 5 show on a large scale the stops and the parts of the sto setting mechanism which cooperate with the stops.- Secured to the top surface of a plate 30, which is utilized as a cover for certain portions of the mechanism located in the rear part of the machine, are brackets 3| on which is pivotally mounted a frame 32 resembling a bail. One of the brackets 3| has secured thereto a hub 3|a through which passes a shaft 33 on which the frame 32 is loosely pivotally mounted, the shaft 33 being secured against rotation by means of a set screw 3|b in-the hub 3|a. The frame 32 is urged in a clockwise direction (Fig. 4) by means of a torsion spring 34, one end of which is passed through a hole drilled diametrically of shaft 33,

while the other end is hooked around one arm of the frame 32. The frame 32 is also providedwith a bent-over lug 32a carrying an adjustable stop screw 32b which cooperates with the under surface of the plate 3| (Fig. 4) of the frame 32.

Slidably mounted onthe frame 32 by means of studs 35 is the stop setting head comprising a 'r-shaped member 36. The T-shaped member 36 is slidable in a direction parallel with the movement of the carriage whereby under certain circumstances said member may be moved by the carriage as will be made .clear hereinafter. Normally the T-shaped member 36 is held in a central position by means of two opposed springs 31 which are anchored T-shaped memberand crossbar of frame 32.

The T-shaped member is formedwith two lugs 36a and 36b. Normally the springs 31 hold the member 36 in such a position that, when the frame 32 is rocked in a counterclockwise direction (Fig. 4), lug 36a will rockone of the stops l6 to the position designated by the reference numeral 161'. During a subsequent tab'ulating operation initiated by the depression of the key 21, the set stop-Mia will engage tooth |8a and the carriage will be arrested in a position corresponding to the one which, it had when the stopl6a was projected to-active position. The stop screw 32b is adjusted so that normally the frame '32.

to a. lug formed in the two lugs formed in the the tension of one or to limit clockwiserotation 4 occupies the position shown in Figs. 3 and 4 in which there is a small clearance between the end of the lug 36a and the unset stops, so as to permit the carriage to move freely'without interference between the lug 36a and any of the unset stops l6.

For the purpose of operating the setting head 36 to set a selected stop i6 to active position, thereis provided an operating member in the form of an arm 36 which is rigidly secured to a shaft 33 journaled in lugs 36a formed in plate 30. The upper end of the arm 36 has a tooth 36b confronting the end of the lug 36b. Itis evident from Figs. 3 and 4 that the rocking of arm 38 in a counterclockwise direction 'will cause the frame 32 to be similarly rocked by engagement of the tooth 36b with the tooth 36b. Thus, the T-shaped member 36 acts as an interposer between the arm 36 and any stop |6 that may be in position to be set.

The arm 33 is operated bymeans of a stop setting key 46 (Figs. 1 and 2) which is' pivotally mounted on a fixed bracket 4| and is connected by link 42 to an arm 43 securedto the shaft 33. Thus, whenever the key is depressed, the frame 32 will be rocked in a counterclockwise direction, Figs. 1 and 4. I I

It may happen that after the key 43 has been depressed and the lug 36a on member 36 is still between two unset stops the carriage may be moved. For example, in depressing the stop setting key 43, theioperator might-also accidentally depress theusual carriage return key (not shown). Obviously, if the carriage begins to move while the stop setting head is between two unset stops, damage-to some part, such as the head 36 carriage'return tape might break. Owing to the fact thatthere isa very limited space between the or the column stops might result, or the stops 6, it is not possible to make the tooth |6a strong enough to stand such abuse.

If it should happen that the carriage starts to move while a stop is being set, one of theunset stops adjacent the one engage the side of the lug 36a and cause the stop setting head 36 to travel with the carriage against the other of springs 31. After the carriage moves a little less 'than a letter space, the lug 36b will clear the end of the lug 36b and permit spring 34 to rock the frame 32 back to the position of Fig. 4. Fig. 5 shows the position of the head 36 after this has occurred and, with the stop setting key still held depressed, it will be seen that the spring 34 has rocked the frame 32 to completely withdraw the tooth 36a of head 36 from between the unset stops l6 whereby the carriage can now move freely without interference with mechanism.

Thus, it is impossible any part of the stop setting tov damage either the stops |6 or the stop setting mechanism or break stop l6.

When the stop sending key 4|) is released, a spring 4. coiled around a shaft 39 and engaging the arm 43 rocks th: arm 36 back to the position either of' which is being set will -of Figs. 3 and 4, permitting the tensioned spring 3'Ito'restore the stop setting head 35 tothe position at Fig. 3.

v -The'mechanism shown-in Figs. 1 to 5 has the advantage of-disen'gaging the stop setting head from the stops 16 very quickly, it being effective ofthe head 35 from the stops is dependent upon the relative thickness of the lugs 36b and 38a.

- Thus, by making either of the lugs 35b, 33a very sition of Fig. 4, in which case the carri thin, the disengagement of the head 35 from the stops Hi can be effected with considerably'less than a letter space movement of the carriage. However, there is a practicallimit to doing this as the parts must have thenecessary mechanical strength. Conversely, the lugs 36b, 33a may be made thicker to require a longer movement of the carriage before disengagement of the setting head takes place.

Th construction shown in Figs. 1 to.5 has the disadvantage in that it depends upon the spring 34 to withdraw the stop setting head 36 from between the stops. Obviously, if the spring 34 broke, it is possible that in consequence of the friction between the side of an unset stop and the lug 36a, 'the -stopsetting head and the frame 32 might be held against restoration the poe would move the head 35 until further movement of the head is prevented by the screws 35 after which the carriage would be blocked from further movement. Since the carriage would be permitted to acquire some momentum before the screws 35 finally stop further movement of the carriage, the tendency to breakage of the head. would be greater in consequence of the greater shock with which the carriage would be stopped. Accordingly, inFigs. .6, 7 and 8, there is shown a form of the mechanism in which the movement of the carriage is utilized tov cause the stop setting head 36 to be positively cammed from between the unset stops it before the carriage has moved any appreciable amount.

In Figs. 6 and 7 the stop setting head consists of an arm 45 having a toothed portion 45a I adapted to engage the unset stops it and pro- .ject themto the position i6a. This arm 45 is integral with" a hub 46 which rotatably and slidably mounted upon a shaft 41. This shaft 41 is supported by brackets 3ia secured to the underside of the cover plate 30. The shaft 41 is prevented from moving longitudinally by means of collars 41a. Springs 48 interposed between the hub 45 and the collars 41a hold arm 45 in central position.

Also secured to the hub 46 is an arm 4301i which is pivotally mounted, near itsmidpoint, a lever 50. The left-hand arm (Fig. '7) of lever 50 projects into a cam slot id formed in a block 5i secured to the top surface of the plate 33. The right-handarm of the lever 50 has a hole in which loosely slides a pin 52 in the left-hand end of a link '53, which is pivotally connected, at its right-hand end, to an operating member in the form of an arm 54 secured tosha ft 39. The

right-hand arm of lever 50 also has a bent-over lug 50a projecting through the plane of the link A spring 55, anchored to the lever 50 and to an ear (not shown) formed, in the plate 30, tends to rock the lever 50 in a clockwise direction edge or the link 5:.

'43 and hence arm.45 will be similarly rocked, the

spring 55 and lug" 50a preventing bendingof the toggle. Thus -ordinarily the link 53 and the arm of lever 50 actlike a rigid link interconnecting arms 49 and 54.

- The arm 45 is provided with a bent over lu 45a having a stop' screw 56 which engages the top surface of the plate'3il to limit clockwise movement of the arms 45 and 49. A'spring 51, connected to arm 45 and a pin-on the plate 30, normally holds the arm 45 in the position of Fig.

. -7 with lug 45a clear of the unset stop i6.

With reference to Fig. 8, it will be noted that l the left-hand arm of lever 50 normally occupies a position close to the deepest portion of the cam slot 5ia. When the shaft 39 is rocked in a counterclockwise direction to set a selected stop the left-hand arm of lever 50 is moved toward the block 5| and slightly upward until the lever practically touches the deepest portion of the cam slot 5ia. If, while the stop setting key is held depressed, the carriage should be moved, the contact of the unset stop on one side or the other. of the tooth a,.according to the direction in which the carriage moves, will cause the arm 45, hub 46, and arm 49 to move longitudinally of shaft 41 against'the tension of one of the springs 48. This will cause the lever to be moved bodily in the same direction, thismovement being permitted, by the length of the lug 50a and the sliding connection between the pin 52 and the right-hand arm of lever 50. However, the shape of the cam slot 5ia is such that, when this movement takes place, the lever 50'wil1 be cammed in a counterclockwise direction (Fig. 7) against the tension of the spring 55, thereby bending the toggle comprising link 52 in the right-hand arm of lever 53 and moving arm 45 back to the position of Fig. 7. The spring 51 is considerably.

superior in tension to the" spring and, once the pin 52 has moved a small amount above a line drawn through the pivots for link 52 to arm 54 and forlever '50, the spring. 5'! will take eifect to assist cam 5ia in bending the toggle sufliciently to move the lever 45' to the position of Fig. 7, notwithstandingthe fact that arm.54 may still be heldin operative position by the operator holding down the stop setting key 40. Thus, the arm I 45 is positively forced out from between the unset stops and remains in the position of Figs. 6 and '1.

As soon as the stop setting key is released, the arm 45 remains immovable since it has already moved as far in a clockwise direction as it can and is being held in this position by the spring position when the stop setting key is released which requires a relatively small force. I

.1to5,assoonas'thestopsettingheadlliswlth-- In the form of the invention disclosed in Figs.

drawn from between the stops, the spring holds the head in the position of Fig. 5 and prevents it from being drawn back to the central position by the active spring 31. As long as the stop. setting key- II is held depressed, the head will remain in this position and will be restored to the central position only when the stop setting key is released. Thus it is impossible for the stop setting head to re-engage the unset stops once it has been withdrawn. In the form of the invention shown in' Figs. 6 to 8, the stop setting head, which in this case comprises the arm 45, is free to be returned to the central position by the compressed spring 48. The result is that the head 45 returns to the central position as soon as it is moved clear of the unset stops; however, owing to'the spring 51 being superior to the spring 55',

the head is held in the normal position clear of the stops and cannot be again moved to engage an unset stop until the stopsetting key has been released. Thus in the form of the invention shown in Figs. 6, '7, and 8 it is impossible to reengage the head after it has once been disengaged from the unset stops. It is quite possible,- however, that the spring 51 might become weak or break so as to permit the head 45 to become drawn back between the unset stops in consequence of the tension of spring 55. This will do no harm, however, since, with continued movement of the carriage, the head will be immediately forced outfrom betweenthe unset stops by the cam Ma and the only eiIect produced might be a continuous reciprocation and.

oscillation of the head on its shaft 41. The cam 5| a is so shaped that it will always move the head 45 out from between the: stops independently of the spring. Normally both the spring and the cam work together so closely that it might be "difficult to determine which of these elements is most responsible for the withdrawal of the head from between the stops. Thus the cam 5Ia acts not only as a controlling member for-rendering the withdrawing means eflective,

., but it also acts by itself as a withdrawing means in the event of sticking of the parts or breakage of the spring 51.

While there has been shown and described and pointed out the fundamental novel features of the invention as applied to a single embodiment,

it will be understood that various omissions and substitutions and changes in the form and de-- tails of the device illustrated and in its operation may beflmade by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit'of the invention. It is'the intention therefore to be limited only as indicated by the scope of the following claims. 1

What is claimed is:

1. In combination with the carriage of a typewriting machine, column stops movably mounted on the carriage so as to be settable from an inactive to an active position, a stop setting key, a stop setting head, means operated by depression of said key'for actuating the stop setting head to set a selected stop in active position, and means controlled by movement of the carriage to withdraw the stop setting head from between the stops independently of the depressed key. I

2. In combination with the carriage of a typewriting machine, column stops movably mounted on the carriage, means cooperating with the stopsto projectthem to an operative position a stop setting head, said stop setting head and said column stops being relatively movable to select a stop for projection to an active position, means to mount the stop setting head for move- .ment into engagement with the selected stop to project it to active position, means to mount the stop setting head for movement in the same direction as the movement to select the stops, a stop setting key, means controlled by the stop setting key foroperating the setting head to set a stop to active position; and means operative, when the stop setting key is held depressed and the relative selecting movement takes place, to automatically withdraw the stop setting head from between the unset stops.

4. In combination with the carriage of a typewriting machine,a stop bar mounted in the carriage, column stops movably mounted on the stop bar so as to be settable from an inactive to an active position, a stop setting head for cooperating with a selected stop to set same toactive position, means to movably mount the stop setting head for movement transversely of the stop bar to set the stop to active position, means to movably mount the stop setting head for movement in either direction parallel with the movement of the carriage, a stop setting key, means operated by the stop: setting key for actuating the stop setting head in'a direction transversely to the stop bar, and means rendered effective by the second named movement of the stop setting head and operative, upon a predetermined movement'of the carriage while the stop setting key .isheld depressed with the stop setting head between the unset stops, to withdraw the stop setting head from between the stops to permit the carriage to move freely without further obstruce tion by the stop setting head.

5. In combination with a stop bar having a plurality .of column stops movable from an inactive to an active position, a stop setting head; means to movably mount the stop setting head for movement transversely of the stop bar to set a stop to active position, said mounting means also permitting said stop setting head to move setting member movable into engagement with a selected column stop to set same to operative position, ,a stop setting key, means controlled by said key for actuating said member, andmeans rendered effective by movement of the carriage for automatically disabling the actuating means and withdrawing said member from engagement with the stop when the carriage moves.

.7. In astop setting mechanism, in combinationwith a row of column stops, each settable from an inactive to an acti'veposition; a stop setting member movable transversely of the row of stops to set a selected stop to active position, said stop setting member and said row of stops being movable relative to each other longitudinally of the row of stops to select the stop to the stop setting member moves in either direction parallel with the selecting movement and away from the central position; meansto hold the stop setting member in its central position, and means operative when the stop setting member is moved parallel with the row of stops to move the stop setting member out of engagement with the stops and out of operative relationship with the operating member.

8. In a stop setting mechanism, in combination with a row of column stops; a stop setting member cooperating therewith and movable transversely of the row of stops to set a selected stop, said stop setting member and said row of stops being movable relative to each other in a direction parallel with a row of stops to select the stop to be set, said stop setting member being movable with the row of stops when said member is projecting a' stop to active position by engagement with the side of an adjacent unset stop in the event that the selecting movement takes place while a stopis being set to active position; i an operating member with which said stop setting'member normally has an operating relationship; means for maintaining the stop settingmember in its operating relationship with the operating member, said means being con-' structed and arranged to enable the stop setting member to move in either direction parallel with the selecting movement out of operating relationship with said member upon amovement of the stop setting member with the row of stops;

and means operative to withdraw the stop setting member from between the stops when the stop setting member is moved out of operating relationship with the operating member.

9. In a stop setting mechanism, the combination of a row of column stops, each movable froman inactive to an active position; a stop setting member movable transversely of the row of stops to set a selected stop to active position, said member and said row of stops being movable relatiye to each other longitudinally of the row of stops to select the stop to be set; an operating member for the stop setting member operative to move the stop setting member from a; normal inactive position transversely of the row of stops to set the selected stop; and means operative while said operating member is in operated position for moving the stop setting member back to its normal position and counter, to the direction in which it is moved by the operating member, said means becoming operative only in the event that the selecting movement takes place while the stop setting member is away from its normal position, said means including means responsive v to the selecting movement for positively forcing the stop setting member out of engagement with the stops.

10. In a stop setting mechanism, the combination with a row of column stops,- each movable from an inactive to an active position a mem-- her for setting a selected stop to active position,

said memberand said row of column stops being movable relative toeach other longitudinally of said row of stops to select the stop to be set, said member being slidably mounted for movement parallel with the selecting movement so as to be capable of movement with the column stops longitudinal ly of saidrow, means to hold said meniber in a central position in which the member is movable transversely'of the stops to select the selected stop, said means permitting said member to slide in either direction-away from the central position; 'means cooperating with said member for moving it transversely of the row of stops while in the central position and disengageable from said member when the latter'is movedtaway from'the central position in either direction, and means operative to move said member transversely of the row ofstops and counter to the movement toset the stops when the selecting movement takes place while said member is setting a stopf;

11. In a stop setting mechanism, the combination'with a row of column stops, stop setting means pivotally and slida-bly mounted for movement transversely of the stops to set a stop to active position and for movement at right angles to the stop setting movement to permit the stop setting means to travel with the column stops, an operating member for the stop setting means,

and means operatively connecting said member I with the stop setting means and normally effective to enable the operating member to move the stop setting means transverselypf the row of stops to select a selected stop, said connecting means being'responsive to movement of the row of stops while the stop setting means is in operated position to retract the stop setting means from engagement with the stops and tohold said stop setting means in retracted position notwithstanding the fact that the operating means remains in operated position- 12. In combination, with the carriage, a row of column stops fordetermlning different positions of the carriage,- said column stops being movable from an inactive position to an active position; means cooperating with the stops to l project them to the active position, said last named means and column stops being relatively movable longitudinally of the row of column stops to ,selecta stop for projection to the active position; operating means for the stop moving means, and means controlled by the movement of the carriage to automatically restore the stop projecting means independently of the operating means in the event the carriage moves after the operatingmeans has been operated. I 13. In combination with a stop bar and a, se-' ries of column stops mounted on the stop bar for movement transversely of the bar from an inactive to an active position; a stop setting arm,'said arm and said stop bar being movable relative to each other longitudinally of the stop bar to select a stop for movement to the active position; means to mount said arm for movement transversely of the stop bar to set the selected stop to active position and for movement longitudinally of the stop bar in either direction to enable said arm and said'stop bar to move together longitudinally of the stop bar, a stop setting key, an operating member for said arm controlled by the stop set- ,settin g arm to be the toggle in a straightened position whereby toggle normally acts like a rigid link to enable 1 "whereby the selected stop may be set to active position upon adepression oi said'key, and means operative when the stop bar and said arm movetogether in a direction parallel with the stop bar to bend the toggle and thereby enable said stop withdrawn from engagement with the column stops independently of the position of said member.

14. In a stop setting mechanism, the combination of a row of column stops, each movable from an inactive to an active position; a setting member for moving the stops from the inactive to the active position, said member and said row of stops oeing'movable relative to each other in a direction longitudinal of the row of stops to select the stop to be moved to active position; means to op erate the stop setting member, means to mount saidisetting member for movement relative to the operating-means in a direction parallel with the row of stops whereby saidmember and said row of stops may move together longitudinally of the row of stops when said stop setting member has been moved into the space occupied, by the selected stop when in the inactive position, said stop setting member, when moved reigtive to the operating means in the manner afor said, being withdrawn from cooperative relationship with the operating means; and means operative, when the aforesaid movement of the stop setting member and row of stops takes place and the operating means remains in operating position, to withdraw said member from the space occupied by the selected stop when in its inactive position.

15. Ina stop setting mechanism, the combination of a row of column stops, each movable from an inactive to an active position; a setting member for moving the stops from the inactive to the active position, said member and said row of stops being movable relative to each other in a direction longitudinallyof the row of stops to select the stop to be moved to' active position; means to operate the stop setting member, means to mount said setting member for movement relative to the operating means ina direction parallel with the row of stops whereby said member and 'saidrow of stops may move together when said stop setting member has been moved into the space occupied by the selected stop when the stop is in the inactive position, said stop setting member, when moved relative to the operating means in the manner aforesaid,,being withdrawn from cooperative relationship with the operating means; and means operative, when the aforesaid movement' of the stop setting member and row of stops takes place and the operating means remains in operating position, to withdraw said member from the space occupied by the selected stop when in its inactive position 16. In a stop setting tabulating mechanism, a row of column stops, each movable from an inactive to an active position; a member movable transversely of the row of column stops to move a selected column stop from the inactive to the active position, said row of column stops and said member being movable relative to each other longitudinally of the row of column stops to select the stop to be moved to active position; operating means for said member; and means for automatically withdrawing said member from the space occupied by the selected stop when in the inactive position, said means being rendered ated position and the occurs.

relative selecting movement eirective when said operating means is in oper- 17. In a stop setting mechanism, a row of column stops, each movable from an inactive to an active position; a member for moving said stops to the activev position, in

said member to enable the row or column stops to movably mount and said member to move together parallel with said row, operating means'tor said member, means. to enable said operating means to operate said member, and means controlled by movement of the stop moving member and operative, when the column stops and said member move together with the operating means in operated position, to

disengage said member from the stops and render temporarily inactive the enabling means betweenthe operating means and said member.

18. In combination with a carriage, a row of column stops associated with the carriage for defining columnar positions of the carriage, said column stops being movable from an inactive, po-

sition to an active the column stops member and said position; a memberfor moving to the active position, said column stops being movable relative to each other longitudinally of therow of stops to select a stop for movement to the ac tive position; operating means for said member, said member being normally in aposition to be operated by said operating means; and means to movably mount said member to enable saidmember and saidv column stops to move together a predetermined extent to eflect a disconnection between the operating means and said member in the event the carriage moves while the operating, means is in operating position.

19. In combination with a carriage, a row of column stops, means to movably mount the col-. umn stops to enable each stop to be moved from an inactive position to an active position defining a columnar position of the carriage; means movable into engagement with the stops to project the stops to the active position, said projecting means andsaid row of stops being movable relative to each other in a direction parallel to the row 01' stops to select a stop for movement to the active position, said projecting means being engageable with and moved by stops which are in the inactive position when the carriage moves ,while the projecting means is-projecting a stop to the active position; operating means for the projecting means, and means controlled by the movement of the for automatically withdrawing the projecting means from between the inactive stops to permit the carriage to move freely in the event the carprojecting means by said stops riage moves while the operating means is operating the projecting means.

20. In combination with a carriage, a stop. bar having a series of column stops movably mounted on said bar so as to .be actuablenfrom an inactive position to an active position, a stop setting key, a member operateddiy the stop setting key, a stop setting head movable transversely of the stop bar toset a selected stop, means to movably'mount said setting head to enable the head to be moved parallel with the stop bar and transversely of the key operated member in the event that the carriage moves while said head is setting a selective stop to the active position,

means between the setting head and the key settingv head moves parallel with the stop bar, and means, rendered eflective by the transverse movement of the setting head, to withdraw the setting head when the head moves parallel with the row of stops.

21. In a stop setting tabulating mechanism a row of column stops, each movable from an inactive toan active position; a stop setting element movable transversely of said row of stops to set a selective stop to active position and movable parallel with the row of stops, means to operate the stop setting element, and means co-. operating with both'the stop setting element and its operating means for effecting a withdrawal of the stop setting element from between the stops, said means being rendered effective to withdraw the setting element by the movement or the latter parallel with the row of stops.

22. In a stop setting mechanisrmtbe combination of a rowoi column stops, each movable from an inactive to an active position; a stop setting member movable transversely of the row of stops to set a selected stop to active position, said. member and said row of stops being movable relative to each other longitudinal of the row of stops to select the stop to be set, said selected member also being movable with the row of stops when the stop setting member is setting astop to active position and said row of stops is moved longitudinally; an operating member for the stop setting member; means to enable the operating member to move the stop setting member, from a normal inactive position, transversely of the row of stops, to set a selected stop; and means rendered effective by movement of the stop setting member longitudinal o! the row of stops by movement of said stops to move the stop setting member back to its normal position in the event that the selecting movement takes place while the stop settingmemberisawayfromitsnormal position.

2?. In combination with a carriage, a counterstop, a row of column stops for determining different columnar positions at the carriage, said stops being movable from an active to an inactive pomtion to eoact with the counterstop and arrest the carriage in the oolu'mnarpositionsdeflnedby the column stops; anelement movable transverselyoftherowoistopstoseta stop to the active position. said element being slidably mounted ior movement with the carriage in-a direction parallel with the row otstops, means to operate said element, and mean rendered eflectivebytheslidingmovementotsaid 5 element parallel with the row ot-ctops ior' rendering the operating means incapable of holding the stop setting element in operated position.

24. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a carriage, a counterstop, a support; a series of stops-disposed along the support inactive to an active position to cooperate with the counterstop to arrest the carriage in columnar positions defined by the stops which have been set to th -active position; a stop setting element movable transversely of the row of stops to set a stop tothe active position; an operating element for the stop setting element, said operating element being movable transversely of the row of stops to move the stop setting element to set a selected stop to the active position, said elements being movable relative to each other at right angles'to the stop setting movement, said relative movement being efiectedby movement of one-of said elements by the carriage, and means rendered eflective by said relative movement for preventing an operation of the setting elements by the operating element until the :iperating element is restoredtojts initial posi- 25. In combination with a carriage, a row of in a row, said stops being movable from-an V column stops movable from an inactive to an.

active position, mechanism for setting a selected column stop in the active position including a disruptable operating train and an element coactingdireetly with the column stop to move it to the active position when the operating means is operated, and means rendered effective by a movement operating train.

26. In combination with a carriage, a series or column stops, said column stops being movable from an active to an inactive position, an operating member and a coacting operated member, said members being relatively movable; means to enable the operated member to project a stop to the active position, means to actuate the operated member, said operating member and the operated member being'normally coactive to cause a stop to be projected to the active posi- 1 tion whenever the actuating means is eflective,

andmeans rendered eflective by the relative movement between saidmembers to prevent one member from being operated by the other the actuating means and the operating members are restored to their'initial position, said relative movement being effected by movement or the carriage while a stop i being proiected to the HERBON W. GIH'ORD.

of the, carriage for disrupting the 

